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title: "Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education (KNSTE)"
description: "Train to teach primary or SEND with Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education (KNSTE) and Shaw Education Trust. Choose QTS or QTS + PGCE, flexible two-year routes, or assessment-only pathways. Specialisms include Early Years, English, Maths, Science, and SEND. Programmes available in Halton, Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral, Chester, Cheshire, Cheshire East, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Herefordshire, Telford, Shropshire, and Wrekin."
url: "https://shaw-education.org.uk/institute-of-education/knste"
school: "Shaw Education Trust"
---

# Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education (KNSTE)

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Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education (KNSTE) is a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider that has a partnership of over 120 schools who work closely with Shaw Education Trust to offer high quality teacher education. On successful completion of all of our courses you will gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). On the QTS + PGCE route you will gain a Sheffield Hallam Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) alongside your Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

**For any further information, please contact KNSTE on:**

**Email:** <KNSTE.Enquiries@knste.set.org>

**Tel:** 01782 948280

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## HOW TO APPLY

We very much hope that you will be excited to apply to train to teach with us!

Comprehensive guidance is available on our website at: [DfE Apply \| KNSTE](https://www.knste.set.org/pgce-programme/application-process/dfe-apply)

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